If you're tired of the UI your manufacturer saddled your Android device with, or you just want more control over how your homescreen looks and operates, it's time to try a new launcher. There are tons of great ones, but launchers that offer a good combination of features, speed, and customization are harder to find. Last week we asked you which Android launchers you thought were the best. Then we took a look at the five best Android launchers and put them to a vote. Now we're back to highlight the overall winner.

Go Launcher EX took the top spot, bringing home over 37% of the overall vote. The winner was clear, but second place on down was much more hotly contested. With 16.44% of the vote, ADW Launcher EX (which happened to be the launcher in the title image of Sunday's post, by the way) took second place. Falling into third by a mere 11 votes (and 16.3% of the vote) was the ICS-only Apex Launcher. In fourth place with close to 16% of the overall vote was the ICS-only Nova Launcher. Finally, bringing up the rear in fifth was the mostly abandoned but still popular and functional Launcher Pro, bringing home over 14% of the votes cast.

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